Survey Data
Reg No
14807106
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Railway station
In Use As
Railway station
Date
1850 - 1870
Coordinates
233413, 224543
Date Recorded
11/10/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached five-bay single-storey railway station, built c.1855 by the Great Southern and Western Railway Co., flanked by set back single-bay single-storey snecked limestone structures and with porch added to front. Pitched tiled roof with terracotta ridge tiles, tooled limestone chimneystacks and tooled limestone coping to gable ends. Limestone cladding to south west elevation. Snecked limestone to north east elevation with modern porch clad in limestone. Timber casement windows with limestone sills.
Appraisal
Tullamore railway station continues to be used and connects many Irish towns and cities. Built in the mid nineteenth century, the station expresses a notable design. Though adapted over time, it still retains its character, proportion and style. The elegant tooled stonework seen in the tall chimneystacks with their bracketed cornice as well as in the coping detail on the gable walls elevate this public building.